---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workforce development; extend the date of repeal of certain sections and make technical amendments."
description: "Workforce development; extend the date of repeal of certain sections and make technical amendments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ms"
legislature: "Mississippi Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 2401"
citation: "Mississippi SB 2401 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Accountability", "Efficiency", "Transparency", "Workforce Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sparks"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-19T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c485d7d-de18-4ccb-a04f-5cfefa44adfd"
source_url: "http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/Senate_authors/Sparks.xml"
source_hash: "c4f607b8e84a69003cb052c896717d95bf9ce755c19f46e49ad062c0767d9e64"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ms"]
---

# Mississippi SB 2401 (2026) — Workforce development; extend the date of repeal of certain sections and make technical amendments.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2401IN.htm)
2. **Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2401** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2401.pdf)
3. **As Passed the upper** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2401PS.htm)
4. **Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (Voice Vote)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2401_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
5. **Current version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2401SG.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Conference Report — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage as Amended — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Conference Report — **116–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sparks — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-05T06:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2026-02-05T06:00:00+00:00** Immediate Release
- **2026-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Transmitted To House `introduction`
- **2026-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Workforce Development `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass As Amended `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Passed As Amended `passage`
- **2026-03-05T06:00:00+00:00** Returned For Concurrence
- **2026-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
- **2026-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Conferees Named Thompson,Sparks,Barrett
- **2026-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Conferees Named Bell (21st),McLean,Lott
- **2026-03-29T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Filed
- **2026-03-29T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Filed
- **2026-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Adopted
- **2026-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Adopted
- **2026-04-02T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2026-04-02T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2026-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c485d7d-de18-4ccb-a04f-5cfefa44adfd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Mississippi legislature records).